Noryln.
/ˈnɒrʌɪl/, /ˈnɒrᵻl/, U.S. /ˈnɔrəl/ A proprietary name for: a high-strength plastic used in manufacturing, made from a blend of polyphenylene oxide and polystyrene and resistant to water and high temperatures.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > other plastics
hard plastic1896
Galalith1901
Paxolin1918
casein plastic1925
polyvinyl acetate1927
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Mipolam1936
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styrene plastic1943
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ABS1957
Noryl1966
1966 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 6 Dec. tm5/1 Noryl... For synthetic thermoplastic resins for molding and extrusion purposes.
1973 Materials & Technol. VI. viii. 580 A mixture of PPO and polystyrene, known as Noryl, was placed on the market some time after PPO and quickly gained a foothold.
1989 Skin Diver May 52/1 Constructed of space age Noryl, the exterior surface has a black satin finish that projects the image of a professional scuba system.
1997 Times (Nexis) 6 Sept. Freelander also uses a material new to cars, called Noryl GTX, designed to pop back instead of denting.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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